Muralism EIN 83-1950137

Muralism

EIN  83-1950137 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Valley Village, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Creates community murals painted by artists with special needs.
Leadership
Ernest a Merlan · Executive Director · $78K
Money in and out
$415K revenue, $438K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency

Creates community murals painted by artists with special needs. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $415K in revenue, $438K in expenses, and $-22K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$415K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$438K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-22K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$23K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -42% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +42% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$415K
FY2024▲ +19%
Expenses
$438K
FY2024▲ +14%
Total assets
$35K
FY2024▼ -25%
Total liabilities
$57K
FY2024▲ +26%
Total revenue
$415K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$438K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-22K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$23K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$35K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $310K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Painted 30 murals and trained and employed and contracted 16 part-time artists with disabilities, while engaging over 1000 K-12 students at Title 1 schools.

$310Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMuralism
EINHdr · item D83-1950137
Principal addressHdr · item CValley Village, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jmuralism.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$77,910Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretarydirector
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ernest a Merlan$77,910
Ernest a Merlan$74,026$69,599$64,062$39,560

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$283K · 68%
Contributions & grants$132K · 32%
Program service revenue68%$283K
Contributions & grants32%$132K
— government grantsLn 1e$24K
Total revenueLn 12$415K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.05
Program services71%$310K
Management & general24%$104K
Fundraising5%$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$438K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$57K
Total net assetsLn 32$-22K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $27K · Operating expenses/yr $438K
0.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $310K · Total expenses $438K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $104K · Total expenses $438K
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $23K · Total expenses $438K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $13K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $98K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $132K · Total revenue $415K
32%
Government reliance
Government grants $24K · Total revenue $415K
6%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $283K · Total revenue $415K
68%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $415K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $283K · Total expenses $438K
65%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $415K · Prior year $349K
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-22K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $415K · Expenses $438K
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $35K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-22K · Total assets $35K
-64%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $35K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ernest a Merlan · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $78K · Total expenses $438K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $226K · Total expenses $438K
52%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 24%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth 19%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 6%
Fundraising fee ratio 5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$415K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$349K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$246K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$433K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$189K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019not on file
FY2018$0 revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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